Our grants database features organizations from the past five years. It is updated on a quarterly basis about a month after board approval.
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$80,000
2019
Education
for general operating support
$100,000
2019
Mississippi River
to build farmers’ capacity and leadership around the adoption and implementation of water-protecting, sustainable farming practices
$40,000
2019
Arts
to support apprenticeships and documentation as part of the Hmong Cultural Customs Arts Program
$40,000
2017
Arts
for the Hmong Cultural Customs Arts apprenticeship program teaching Hmong vocalists wedding and funeral songs
$100,000
2020
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$300,000
2018
Region & Communities
for general operating support and project funding to build capacity to serve Hmong renters
$75,000
2016
Region & Communities
to build HOME Line's data infrastructure and analysis capacity to better inform and align with stakeholders so Minneapolis renters are more proactively served through coordinated public service outcomes
$150,000
2016
Region & Communities
for general operating support
$100,000
2020
Other Grantmaking
to support arts programming
$150,000
2018
Region & Communities
for Hope’s Community Building and Organizing program to increase community stability, vitality, resilience, equity, and power
$100,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$98,000
2019
Region & Communities
to support the build out of a one-way all-electric carsharing service line in the Twin Cities
$25,000
2018
Region & Communities
to develop a business plan for the next generation of a shared vehicle business model in the region inclusive of electric fleet vehicles
$165,000
2019
Region & Communities
to support the implementation of the Rent Supplement Pilot Program with an array of light case management and other services for eligible lower-income families with children
$250,000
2020
Other Grantmaking
to support the Housing Justice Coalition
$150,000
2017
Region & Communities
for general operating support
$50,000
2017
Region & Communities
for leadership transition/succession and sustainability planning
$150,000
2018
Region & Communities
for general operating support
$100,000
2016
Region & Communities
for capital to develop Housing Hub, a new online tool to centralize project based section 8 waiting lists
$100,000
2016
Region & Communities
for general operating support
$60,000
2019
Arts
for general operating support
$60,000
2017
Arts
for general operating support
$30,000
2020
Arts
for general operating support
$30,000
2018
Arts
for general operating support
$431,000
2019
International
Building an extended CoP though an AE hub that bridges science, movement, and practice
$75,000
2018
International
Planning for a hub to bring together Agroecological Science, Practice and Movement
$80,000
2019
International
for Envisioning an information system for Farmer Research Networks (FRN) to accelerate Agroecologcial Intensification
$100,000
2018
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the Illinois Climate Action Table
$200,000
2018
Mississippi River
to build state leadership for reducing nutrient pollution in the Mississippi River, and general operating
$100,000
2017
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the Illinois Climate Action Table
$200,000
2016
Midwest Climate & Energy
to build the grassroots, research, and coalition building capacity of the Illinois Climate Action Table to transition Illinois to a clean energy future
$70,000
2016
Mississippi River
to reduce nitrogen and phosphorus pollution in Illinois by facilitating stakeholder collaboration and policy development
$248,000
2018
Mississippi River
to promote continuous living cover in agriculture systems for improved water quality in Illinois, and for general operating support
$100,000
2016
Mississippi River
to support greater farmland conservation in Illinois
$200,000
2017
Arts
for general operating support
$50,000
2018
Midwest Climate & Energy
for enhanced communication capacity of the iMatter program in the upper Midwest
$175,000
2017
Midwest Climate & Energy
for the expansion of the iMatter program in the upper Midwest
$50,000
2016
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the expansion of the iMatterNow campaign in the Upper Midwest
$50,000
2018
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$100,000
2016
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$40,000
2019
Arts
for general operating support
$50,000
2019
Arts
for the NEXUS Professional Artist Development Program
$75,000
2017
Arts
for the Nexus Professional Artist Development Program
$100,000
2019
Arts
for general operating support
$100,000
2017
Arts
for general operating support
$140,000
2018
International
to support the Follow the Money project to support communities impacted by harmful investments defend their land and resource rights
$50,000
2018
International
to support IDI’s Follow the Money Southeast Asia program
$395,000
2019
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support Midwest expansion of clean energy financing and explore the creation of a green bank in Minnesota
$150,000
2019
Other Grantmaking
to support establishment of the Mikwanedun Audisookon Center for Art and Wellness, which will enhance capacity to provide a wraparound spectrum of programming that improves American Indian's quality of life and economic opportunity
$25,000
2017
Mississippi River
to support the creation of a floating lodge, an Ojibwe-style pontoon, that will be used as an artistic, cultural, and educational tool on the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers
$177,000
2020
Arts
to support the capital campaign
$90,000
2019
Arts
to support Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center as they provide culturally significant economic and community development resources for artists, culture-bearers, and creative entrepreneurs on the East Side of St. Paul
$40,000
2017
Arts
for general operating support
$3,000,000
2020
MN Initiative Foundations/Rural
for general operating support
$150,000
2019
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support economic diversification and development in central Minnesota
$200,000
2017
Midwest Climate & Energy
to advance economic diversification and development in central Minnesota
$3,000,000
2016
MN Initiative Foundations/Rural
for general operating support
$450,000
2019
Region & Communities
for general operating and program/project support
$100,000
2017
Region & Communities
for general operating support
$140,000
2016
Region & Communities
for general operating support
$390,000
2018
International
Bambara Nut Farmer Research Network, institutionalizing farmer-researcher cooperation to increase research relevance and positive impacts for female farmers
$95,000
2020
International
Agro2EcoS: Agroecological valorization of ecological sanitation waste
$300,000
2020
International
Agro-ecological management of crop insects: towards a sustainable collective goal for farmers
$300,000
2016
International
LEGUMIP: Adaptive and integrated management of lupine pests in social-ecological agroscapes in the Tropical Andes
$290,000
2019
International
Optimizing resilience of rural households to the nutritional deficiencies of children aged between 6 months and 12 years
$95,000
2016
International
Improving the nutritional status of children by increasing the consumption of Cereal and Legume composite flour-based products in rural Burkina Faso
$386,000
2019
International
Transforming Rural Communities in West Africa through Grain Processing, Market-led Nutrition, and Social Innovation
$431,000
2019
International
Exploring new ways of agro-ecological intensification of pearl millet-based subsistence farming in Niger (CATI-Gao)
$75,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
to create a roadmap for rural community climate action in Minnesota including on-farm solutions
$40,000
2019
Mississippi River
to conduct research and outreach on the policies and economic drivers that impact Midwest soil and water, as well as global economies and ecology
$150,000
2018
Midwest Climate & Energy
to continue support of the Rural Climate Dialogues
$175,000
2017
Midwest Climate & Energy
to engage rural communities and rural electric utilities in clean energy and climate dialogues to identify shared priorities
$200,000
2019
Midwest Climate & Energy
to accelerate equitable climate progress via expert intervention and community organizing in Minneapolis and Saint Paul
$225,000
2017
Midwest Climate & Energy
to advance the goals of the Minneapolis Clean Energy Partnership
$75,000
2016
Midwest Climate & Energy
to advance engagement on community solar and financing for energy services in Minnesota
$100,000
2019
Other Grantmaking
to support the Presidents' Forum on Racial Equity in Philanthropy
$100,000
2018
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity in Environmental Philanthropy (InDEEP) project
$125,000
2017
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support a professional development series focused on racial equity and social justice in environmental philanthropy
$75,000
2018
International
Harmonizing the push-pull technology to the local farming practice through a farmers’ research network approach
$200,000
2016
International
Gender and Farmers Research Networking in the Push-Pull Technology
$75,000
2019
Mississippi River
to train up to 18 journalists and improve media coverage of the Mississippi Delta/Gulf Coast
$50,000
2018
Mississippi River
to support two Mississippi River Institutes - field-based training programs that will educate journalists about issues impacting the river and its communities
$45,000
2019
Arts
for general operating support
$40,000
2017
Arts
for general operating support
$90,000
2017
Region & Communities
to support the ongoing work of the Blake Road Corridor Collaborative
$30,000
2017
Region & Communities
to support the ongoing work of the Blake Road Corridor Collaborative
$30,000
2016
Region & Communities
to build capacity
$225,000
2016
Arts
for general operating support
$163,000
2017
International
to support IAP's work with communities and civil society groups in Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos to strengthen community-led advocacy to influence development finance policy to respect human rights and the environment
$10,000
2017
Midwest Climate & Energy
to convene high-ambition Minnesota cities to explore ways they can work together to achieve their energy goals
$660,000
2018
International
Networking4Seed: Growing sustainable seed systems by learning from experiences across Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger
$75,000
2018
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$75,000
2020
International
Improved survey approaches for the CCRP in the Andes, phase II: performing integral indicator assessments
$75,000
2018
International
Improved baseline approaches for the Andean CCRP: towards better assessing the effectiveness of agro-ecological intensification
$180,000
2017
International
for the project, Understanding Potato Seed Degeneration in Ecuador
$350,000
2017
International
to support work on defending the livelihoods and rights of Mekong communities impacted by hydropower development and inform decisions on future projects
$225,000
2019
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the Interstate Renewable Energy Council’s (IREC) continued leadership on engagement in interconnection and grid modernization reforms in Minnesota
$225,000
2017
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support Minnesota’s clean energy policy and carbon reduction goals through expertise on interconnection, grid modernization, and community solar
$240,000
2018
Mississippi River
to identify and implement solutions to scaling up the agriculture conservation practices identified in the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy, and for general operating support
$120,000
2016
Mississippi River
to support outreach efforts that increase water quality conservation practices that will further the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy
$100,000
2019
Mississippi River
for general operating support
$110,000
2017
Mississippi River
to provide leadership for Iowa conservation districts to implement source water protection measures on crop fields
$240,000
2018
Mississippi River
to reduce water pollution from Iowa’s animal agriculture, and for general operating support
$120,000
2016
Mississippi River
to reduce water pollution from Iowa’s animal agriculture